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Speaker, House of Representative, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday in Abuja said Nigeria’s real problem was lack of leadership and not corruption as widely claimed. Dogara said this at a conference tagged “The Convergence 2.0: Leadership, Power and Politics for Democracy Renewal’’, Nigeria’s largest gathering of elected young representatives, organised by the Not-Too-Young-To-Run Movement. He said that Nigeria was plagued …

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Tuesday told federal lawmakers that the police are making efforts to tackle the insecurity across the country as well as sanction erring officers within their fold, Senate President Bukola Saraki said. Mr Adamu appeared before the Senate in plenary and briefed the lawmakers over the spate of kidnappings across Nigeria. He appeared alongside the …

The Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the ‘Pensions Rights of Speaker and Deputy Law 2019’ legislation , which approves life pensions for Speakers, and their deputies after they leave the office. Similarly, the former speakers and the deputies will now enjoy foreign medical trips and new vehicles every four year. The bill will become law if signed …

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has appeared before the Senate in plenary to brief the lawmakers over the spate of kidnappings across Nigeria. He appeared alongside the special adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Ita Enang, and other police officers. Mr Adamu was invited by the Senate on April 25 to brief the senate on security matters …

BY ALLTIMEPOST.COM Nobody is safe now, Emir of Katsina, Abdulmumini Usman Lamented the state of the Nigerian nation, in a message he send through the Minister for Agriculture, Audu Ogbe to President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday. Buhari’s agriculture sector initiatives may yield no success if the insecurity devastating Nigeria’s northwest persists, the Emir, feared. According to Daily Trust, the Emir …

BY ALLTIMEPOST.COM Abducted Permanent Secretary in the Taraba State Ministry of Resources, Mrs. Susana Jonathan has been released, a reliable source close to her has just disclosed to Alltimepost.com. Details of her encounter with her abductors and release are yet unknown. As at press time, Alltimepost.com could not reach the Police for confirmation. Meanwhile, our source said because it is …

Sets June 1, 2019 takeoff date for direct allocations to 774 LGAs Limits daily cash withdrawal from LGA accounts at N500,000 Any transaction above N500,000 must go via cheques/e-transfer Alarmed by the continuous pillage of cash allocated to local government councils across the country by the state governments through the Stat, Joint Local Government Accounts, the federal government on Monday …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration will leverage collaboration and partnerships with relevant stakeholders including the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to improve access to quality and affordable healthcare for women and children in the state. The governor said this in commemoration of the International Midwives Day, marked every May …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said 75 per cent of schools in Edo State now deploy digital teaching tools under the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (Edo-BEST) programme, a new pedagogy that prioritises a more pragmatic, 21st century approach to teaching and learning in Edo schools. He added that despite competing demands for limited resources, his administration will ensure …

“I think the President has lost it. His reaction is at variance with the gravity of the insecurity in the country” Omoyele Sowore, human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner, has blasted President Muhammadu Buhari for his comments on the recent spike in insecurity and kidnappings all over the country upon arrival from London.When asked on Sunday if a different approach …